Could you explain your rationale for listing the specific medications prescribed to ex-mayor Bob Filner? Wouldn’t identifying the purposes of the medications, i.e. anti-depressant; anti-anxiety disorders; and mood disorders have been sufficient? What is newsworthy about the specific medications? And if there is a rationale for listing the “mental health” medications, what possible news value is there for listing the medications for an inflamed bladder and a thyroid condition?

The mere fact that they have been made public in court documents does not make them, ipso facto, newsworthy. This is a serious question albeit even with the implied criticism.

Tim Huntley

Vista

Tighter screening of border agents

Your article cries out for effective changes in the hiring of our country's border guards!

The incidents of corrupt individuals working in critical positions of trust, especially regarding our territorial integrity and security, almost screams for tighter screening of employees in the federal service!

While the assumption of innocent until proven guilty in a court of law is one of the Hallmarks of our Constitution, the unspoken assumption of personal integrity on the part of the ".....tired and downtrodden.....clamoring to join our society..." cannot be justified by the latest incidents quoted in your article!

I propose that, at least with respect to our border agencies, candidates for such employment be required to be U.S. citizens in good standing with at least a 10-year recent record of no misdemeanors, nor felonies, in addition to meeting other, existing educational and financial requirements

Jack Wormer

San Diego

The exception, not the rule

It is important to note that the figure you stated of 12,000 nonprofits includes organizations that are not public charities (i.e., public charities are organizations for which the donor may write a check and receive a charitable tax deduction). According to our research, there are approximately 9,000 public charities in the county of which only 1,800 have paid staff. Most of these staff, including the CEOs of those organizations, earn relatively little compared to their counterparts in the private sector. The vast majority of people employed by charities do what they do to make the world a better place. The 70 you call out in your article run some of the largest organizations in the county and are the exception, not the rule, when it comes to compensation for those who work in the nonprofit sector.

Pat Libby

Professor of Practice and Director

Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research

University of San Diego

A deal at $124,000

When it comes to salaries for non-profit CEOs, a lesson can be learned from observing Polaris Project (PolarisProject.org). This organization, based in Washington DC, fights human trafficking. I'm proud to say that my daughter works for them. Last year the New York Times named Polaris Project one of the most deserving of your charity donation dollars. They run the National Human Trafficking Hotline and offer services to victims of human trafficking. Every year they save thousands from human trafficing. The CEO of Polaris Project makes $124,000- less than any of the 70 San Diego CEOs listed in your article.